Russia views the incident involving a Su-27 fighter jet and a US military unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over the Black Sea as a provocation, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said.
“We see this incident as a provocation,” Antonov told Russian news agencies after being summoned by the US State Department yesterday, according to Russian state news agency RIA.
The US announced yesterday that its military MQ-9 Reaper drone crashed in the Black Sea after hitting the propeller of a Russian Su-27 fighter jet.
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Russia denied any contact and claimed the drone crashed after a ‘sharp maneuver’.
US Air Forces Europe and Africa Commander General James Hecker said in a statement;
“Our MQ-9 was conducting routine operations in international airspace when it was intercepted and shot down by a Russian aircraft. In fact, this unsafe and unprofessional action by the Russians almost caused both aircraft to crash.”
The United States summoned Russian Ambassador to Washington Antonov to the State Department following the downing of the drone over the Black Sea.
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